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Texas Green Party Appeals Ballot Decision

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Miguel Bustillo

Updated June 28, 2010 5:11 p.m. ET

HOUSTON—The Texas Green Party on Monday appealed a judicial decision last week that blocked the party from naming candidates to the November ballot.

The decision by state District Judge John Dietz Thursday came in response to a lawsuit filed by the Texas Democratic Party, alleging numerous election-law violations. The Democrats claim that the Green Party received illegal help from Republican activists in collecting the signatures...